Federal agents make prey of online predators who search out children

FBI special agent Michael Whitmire works on the Houston Area Child Exploitation Task Force. He works online, posing as a child to catch online adult predators who try to entice children into sexual activities.

FBI special agent Michael Whitmire works on the Houston Area Child...

Some police go undercover as hit men or gangsters. This 40-year-old FBI agent is pretending to be a 13-year-old girl.

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